We thought it would be a good time to take stock of how much Britain's military escapades are costing and compare it to some of the costs of the current crisis.
@TerinaHine1 & @ChrisNineham put together a must-read audit of Britain's military activity: https://t.co/mJczcUj6oH
The US cannot wean itself away from its addiction to dropping bombs on some of the world's poorest countries, even during a pandemic. https://t.co/Y56XMWoDt8
"The government knew that pandemics were a major threat – and that the NHS was not ready to handle one. So why have MI6 and GCHQ failed to do their job?" - @ProfPRogers
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#ThursdayThoughts
It is utterly shameful that while there is always a magic money tree for wars, the government has failed to secure even the most basic medical equipment for NHS staff and patients during this crisis. Pls donate to our #cutwarnothealthcare campaign.
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The British government must put public pressure on Trump's administration to end inhumane sanctions on #Iran at this desperate time.
Lobby Your MP now: https://t.co/NcBxFWuUeK
#CoronaLockdown#LiftIranSanctions#FridayThoughts
The British government must put public pressure on Trump's administration to end inhumane sanctions on #Iran at this desperate time.
Lobby Your MP now: https://t.co/930WUjQJUK
#MondayMotivation#LiftIranSanctions
UK military spends £141m on 10 foreign military bases, which could buy 9,000 life-saving ventilator machines to defend its most vulnerable citizens from the #Coronavirus pandemic.
#CutWarNotHealthcare
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“We end up with obfuscation, secrecy and – as these revelations show – a kind of internal structural self-denial, where it has become seemingly impossible for the MoD even to accept that civilian casualties have occurred.”
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